School holiday trout stocking

Ahead of the school holidays, 'ready-to-catch' rainbow trout are stocked into lakes around Melbourne and regional centres.

The rainbow trout stocked are advanced yearlings and are suitable to be caught immediately. Rainbow trout are a good option for children or those trying fishing for the first time, because they are relatively easy to catch and take a variety of baits and lures.

This stocking program aims to encourage families to go fishing, particularly during school holidays.

Anglers are reminded that a daily bag limit of five trout applies, of which only two can exceed 35 centimetres.

Fish stocking is
funded by recreational fishing licence fees and the State Government's $46
million Target One Million plan, which aims to get more people fishing, more
often.

Changes to September 2016 stocking program

There have been
some changes to the September 2016 school holiday stocking program. Some school
holiday fishing waters have not been stocked to date, or are currently off the
school holiday stocking program due to water quality issues. The affected
waters and actions are listed below.

Affected water

Action

Jack Roper (Campbellfield)

Not stocked due to water quality
issues

Seagull Lake (Geelong)

Not stocked due to water quality
issues

Goldfields Reservoir (StArnaud)

Will be stocked within first week
of school holidays

Railway Dam (Skipton)

Stocking reverted to Jubilee Lake
in Skipton

School holiday family fishing waters

Water

1st term

2nd term

3rd term

Fishing week(October)

Albert Park Lake

1000

1000

Alexandra Lake(Ararat)

300

300

Allans Flat Dredge Hole(Allans Flat)

350

350

500

Anderson Lake(Chiltern)

300

300

Arboretum Dam(Euroa)

400

400

Bannockburn Lagoon(Bannockburn)

300

300

Bartlett Lake(Tatura)

100

100

Berwick Springs Estate Lake

500

500

Calembeen Lake(Creswick)

200

200

Casey Fields Lake(Cranbourne)

500

500

750

Cato Lake(Stawell)

300

300

Caulfield Racecourse Lake

300

300

Cobden Lake(Cobden)

200

200

Coleraine Lagoon(Coleraine)

250

Crusoe Reservoir (Bendigo)

250

250

Darlingsford Lake(Melton)

500

500

Don Lake(Healesville)

400

400

Dunkeld Arboretum(Dunkeld)

200

200

Eildon Pondage Weir(Eildon)

2000

2000

5000

Emerald Lake

500

500

Esmond Lake(Ballarat)

250

250

Ess Lagoon(Casterton)

750

500

Felltimber Creek Wetlands(Wodonga)

400

400

Foletti Caravan Park Lake(Donald)

350

350

Forest Lake(Kangaroo Flat)

200

200

Fosters Dam(Glenrowan)

200

Garfield Lake(Garfield)

250

250

Glenlyon Dam(Glenlyon)

200

200

Goldfields Reservoir(St Arnaud)

200

200

Golf Course Dam(Longwood)

200

200

Great Western Racing Recreation Reserve Lake(Great Western)

200

Guthridge Lake(Sale)

250

250

Haddon Reservoir(Haddon)

200

Hanging Rock Lake(Woodend)

300

300

Heyfield Racecourse Lake(Heyfield)

200

200

Hyland Lake(Churchill)

750

750

500

Jack Emmett Lagoon(Rupanyup)

300

Jack Roper Reserve Lake(Campbellfield) ***

Jubilee Lake(Daylesford)

200

200

Jubilee Lake(Skipton)

200

Karkarook Lake(Moorabbin)

1000

1000

1000

1000

Kennington Reservoir(Strathdale)

500

500

Les Stone Park Lake(Wodonga)

100

100

Lethbridge Lake(Lethbridge)

100

300

Lilydale Lake(Lilydale)

800

800

Marma Lake(Murtoa)

300

300

Marysville Lake(Marysville)

450

450

Minyip Wetlands(Minyip)

200

Mooroopna Recreation Reserve Lake(Mooroopna)

100

Morwell Lake(Morwell)

750

750

500

Navan Park Lake(Melton)

300

600

300

Nhill Lake(Nhill)

200

Old Hamilton Reservoir(Hamilton)

200

200

Pakenham Lake(Pakenham)

500

500

Pertobe Lake(Warrnambool)

300

300

Police Paddock Dams(Horsham)

300

Quarry Street Reserve Lake(Trentham)

200

Railway Dam*(Skipton)

200

Rowville Lakes (Rowville)

550

550

200

Roxburgh Park Lakes (Roxburg Park)

250

250

Saint Augustine's Water Hole(Geelong)

700

500

Sambell Lake(Beechworth)

1000

1000

Seagull Lake(Geelong)***

Simpson Recreation Reserve Lakes(Simpson)

200

200

Spavan Lake(Sunbury)

400

400

Stanley Ditch Dam(Stanley)

375

375

Sumsion Gardens Lake(Wodonga)

250

250

Tchum Lake (Birchip)

500

500

Tea Tree Lake(Mortlake)

200

200

The Gong(Buninyong)

200

200

Tom Thumb Lake(Eaglehawk)

200

Tronoh Dredge Hole (Harrietville)

300

300

Upper Sandy Creek Dam(Sandy Creek)

500

500

Victoria Lake(Shepparton)

500

500

Victoria Lakes(Ballarat)

400

400

Yarralumla Drive Lake(Wodonga)

100

100

Yarrambat Lake(Yarrambat)

600

600

400

* Railway Lake
was only used as Jubilee lake was dry. Stocking returned to Jubilee Lake in
Skipton.

*** water
currently off the school holiday stocking program but may be stocked in future

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